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newyorksteelo Says:
@thesupercoolbean1 Premium is always best
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thesupercoolbean1 Says:
@newyorksteelo what kind should i get from liveaquaria. Standard Fiji? Premium?
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newyorksteelo Says:
@thesupercoolbean1 I would order it online for sure. Try liveaquaria!
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thesupercoolbean1 Says:
i live in the new york area as well and i was wondering if buying live rock at manhattan aquariums is better than ordering online
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newyorksteelo Says:
@Sisco296 Please visit my video titled “Reef Aquarium Calcium & Alkalinity – How It Works” to find the answers you seek.
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Sisco296 Says:
Hey Steelo! Hey I hear people mention pH and Alkalinity! Isn’t alkalinity the pH below 7 and a base when the pH is above 7. I hear people refer to these as two different things and this is confusing for me! To help answer the question isn’t the alkalinity the ‘low’ pH? Please help me sort out this confusion? Thanks in advance!
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newyorksteelo Says:
@one234569and10 Yeah, I saw it and someone else pointed it out to me. It looks like a face from the planet of the apes or something lol.
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one234569and10 Says:
Did anyone see the alien looking face in the box he opened? Look at the brown paper/ or rock, which ever that was. There is a mouth, tongue, nostrils, and eyes.
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newyorksteelo Says:
@ICEMAN330824 Got it locally but you can research this rock online and I am sure you will find it
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ICEMAN330824 Says:
Where did yo buy your rock?
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newyorksteelo Says:
@Springs24
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Springs24 Says:
I agree with you about it being low to create current…David from Trigger Systems was saying it’d be fine if its 2-3″ under the water, but I want it like urs…sorry 2 copy u, its just that u do things the best way lol…
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newyorksteelo Says:
@Springs24 I do not recall exactly but I wanted it to be low so as to keep that are clean and free of detritus and debris.
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Springs24 Says:
Do u remember how long u cut ur 1″ pvc? Maybe 12″?
Did u leave 3″ of space between bottom of sump and pvc?
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newyorksteelo Says:
@cuz71 Also, you may want to visit my detailed review on this tank and stand which cover exactly how they work. These videos are under the reviews play list, or you can browse the videos on the channel to find them. Hope this helps you understand this better. Good luck.
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newyorksteelo Says:
@cuz71 A good question indeed. The one thing to keep in mind here though is that this has been thought of and fixed so as to not be a concern. Lets say there was a power loss to the hole system. The built in overflow box will retain the water in the tank and only allow a few gallons to drain before the water drops below the teeth gaps that drain. Now, considering some gallons will come down, I have a sump that is 16″ tall, yet only contains a 10″ water height. An overflow can never happen buddy.
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cuz71 Says:
I got through Day 11 of your videos and one thing concerns me as a future hobbyist: how do you ensure that any type of flooding, due to mechanical breakdown or other, never occurs?
This is one thing which really concerns me. Is it 100% preventable? -
newyorksteelo Says:
@WickedReviews707 I got it really cheap (wholesale) mostly because I got it locally from a person that owed me a huge favor. You can research the price online as their are quite a number of websites that carry this rock. I highly recommend liveaquaria for live rock. Good luck.
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WickedReviews707 Says:
how much was the live rock
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newyorksteelo Says:
@boredouttahell You will find the answers you seek if you scroll through my video lists and check the tittles.
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boredouttahell Says:
@newyorksteelo ok thanks for the advice, ill probably just let the tank cycle on with just the live rock for and order some live sand later on. Do you have any recommendations for a good cost effective live sand?
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newyorksteelo Says:
@boredouttahell Playground sand is ful of silicates and will result in a never ending battle with nuisance algae so i would recommend you stick to real live sand, or dry crushed coral made of aragonite.
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boredouttahell Says:
Im just getting in to reef keeping and your videos have been really helpful. I have a 90 gal tank as well. and i was wondering how essential the live sand is because I’m already in the hole with the start up of this tank. Would it be okay if i just use the fine grain playground sand I used in my freshwater tank. Of course along with the fiji live rock i got.
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brinks128 Says:
@newyorksteelo yeap…i was there for two hours….:)
